King James Version
Deuteronomy 32:18 in the King James Version says “Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 32 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.”
Deuteronomy 32:18 · KJV
They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. not to: or, which were not God
Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. abhorred: or, despised
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Of the Rock”
H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
“that begat”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
“and hast forgotten”
H7911to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
“God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“that formed”
H2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fi
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